Looking at the crap floating in the water, how do they clear the rudders?
oh, we've all been there (race 2) when you can't find the mark.....
And we've got some paint trading at the turn gate... along with a few
colorful meatophores
Rubbin is racing.
pretty wierd course, too. But made for lots of
zero to hero
moves in the bottlenecks.
Congrats to Luna Rossa for their showing on home turf.
What I wonder is how well this light air stuff is preparing them for the typical 20+ knot SF Bay?
can someone tell me how much the righting moment of one of these cats increases when the goofballs sailing them hike out as if they were on a monoslug? I am referring to the pic on front page of SA
it's the Nth degree of performance.
They would look much better with trapezes.
Linky please?
Thanks!
I suspect that is why the Oracle boats made such a poor showing in Venice. Remember in Naples when the wind was strong and the chop was a lot worse, the Oracle boats were having a field day of it.
They did well in Plymouth too, if memory serves... But then again I think everyone was trying to get dialed in on those boats. It really almost looked like one of our regional regattas with all the bumper-boats and flips at that England regatta.
I did like the Venice course due to its proximity to the spectators/fleet, but I don't think you could do that same course if the wind was up for fear of damage/injury...
Still, where do you see boats going 2x windspeed right along the seawall... pretty sweet even if conditions were light...